Re: AOL fixes the Windows Messenger Service popup spam problem

2003-10-24 Thread Douglas J Hunley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David A. Bandel wrote: On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:18:56 -0400 Richard M. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] (by way of Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: [snip a bunch of non-Linux related junk] ah, shouldn't the America OFF-Line stuff have gone to

AOL fixes the Windows Messenger Service popup spam problem

2003-10-23 Thread Richard M. Smith
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 After more than a year of inaction on Microsoft's part, AOL has stepped up to the plate to fix the problem of pop-up spams from the Windows Messenger Service for its Internet customers. The Windows Messenger Service also became a much bigger problem

Re: AOL fixes the Windows Messenger Service popup spam problem

2003-10-23 Thread M.W. Chang
you only need to reach the control panel - msn messenger, and turn the whole thing off. there shouldn't be any need for a special tool. For non-AOL users, here is a free utility for turning off and on the Windows Messenger Service: http://grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm -- .~.